Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2001
Populations of IBA trigger speciesSpecies | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) of estimate | Population estimate | IBA Criteria Triggered |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus | VU | resident | - | 70 breeding pairs | A1, A4i |
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus | VU | non-breeding | - | 2,000 individuals | A1, A4i |
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus | LC | non-breeding | - | 1,000 individuals | A4i |
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus | NT | resident | 1999 | present | A1, A3 |
Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike Prionops scopifrons | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
East Coast Batis Batis soror | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Lowland Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi | NT | resident | 1999 | present | A1, A3 |
Mouse-coloured Sunbird Cyanomitra verreauxii | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor | LC | resident | 1999 | present | A3 |
Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.
For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here
Protected Area | Designation | Area (ha) | Relationship with IBA | Overlap with IBA (ha) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zambezi Delta | Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 3,171,172 | protected area contains site | 0 |
Nhapacué | Forest Reserve | 17,000 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Marromeu | Game Reserve | 150,000 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Inhamitanga | Forest Reserve | 1,600 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
Coutada Oficial No. 14 | Hunting Reserve | 135,300 | protected area is adjacent to site | 0 |
Coutada Oficial No. 11 | Hunting Reserve | 192,800 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Coutada Oficial No. 10 | Hunting Reserve | 200,800 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
Coutada Oficial N0. 12 | Hunting Reserve | 296,300 | protected area contained by site | 0 |
IUCN Habitat | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|---|
Shrubland | - | |
Grassland | - | |
Forest | - |
Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
---|---|
agriculture | - |
fisheries/aquaculture | - |
hunting | - |
nature conservation and research | - |
tourism/recreation | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Zambezi River Delta. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 05/07/2022.